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Episode #0461! Mike and Julian discuss the Dragon Ball franchise’s long and storied history with spoilers, from its original serialization up through today. What are the similarities regardless of time, and how has modern technology in particular made certain issues worse than ever before? Are there any solutions, or does the franchise need an adjustment to its entire DNA for this to change?

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Special Episodes & Guest Appearances

We occasionally produce extra shows that have some sort of connection to Dragon Ball. We have also made guest appearances on other podcasts, usually talking about Dragon Ball, as well. All of these extra shows have been archived below.

Mike narrates a “Did You Know Gaming?” video focusing on Dragon Ball Online, cut content from the Xenoverse and Budokai games, special nods and homages, and more.

Release Information

Originally Published:08 January 2017

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Guest Appearance: Kind Soundwaves

In this reboot version of a 2015 interview, Mike joins Dustin to provide a brief history of his Dragon Ball fandom leading up to Kanzenshuu, moderating a community, and maintaining interest in a podcast after a decade.

Mike joins Chris to discuss the 1996-1997 “Dragon Ball GT” TV series. How did it come to be, what risks did it take, how did its story play out, and what legacy does it leave behind?

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Originally Published:13 September 2016

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Guest Appearance: Kirblog

Mike and Lawrence (of TeamFourStar) join Chris to talk about thoughts and feedback on the second arc of the Dragon Ball Super TV series as well as hopes for the upcoming new material moving into the next story arc.

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Originally Published:26 January 2016

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Guest Appearance: Kirblog

Mike joins Chris to discuss the first story arc of Dragon Ball Super, which adapted the 2013 theatrical film Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods into a roughly 12-episode season. What were the main differences in the story, characterizations, and overall tone? Where will the producers take it from here?

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Originally Published:30 April 2015

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Guest Appearance: Kind Soundwaves

Mike joins Dustin to provide a history of Kanzenshuu (and all of the sites that led to its creation), dealing with Internet popularity and armchair commentators, podcasting to an ever-growing audience, and maintaining that sense of still being a human being at the end of the day.

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Originally Published:21 April 2015

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Guest Appearance: Kirblog

Mike joins Chris to chat about the early days of Dragon Ball fandom in the 90s onward, growing up with the show airing in syndication on American television, finding fansub VHS tapes of the then-mysterious Japanese version, the show moving to Cartoon Network, and more!

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Originally Published:21 March 2015

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Guest Appearance: Kirblog

Mike joins Chris to chat about the video game Super Dragon Ball Z on the PlayStation 2, developed by Crafts & Meister, and released in the heyday of other notable fighting games for the franchise (namely Budokai and Sparking! / Budokai Tenkaichi). What set it apart and why is it still worth checking out?

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Originally Published:02 August 2014

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Guest Appearance: Anime3000

Mike and Jake join Anime3000’s host Sean Russell and guest “Otaku Dan” to discuss the history of, marketing, and fandom’s response to the newly “refreshed” version of the Dragon Ball Z TV series — “Dragon Ball Z Kai” — produced in Japan for its twentieth anniversary and brought over by FUNimation for a new English dub.

Release Information

Originally Published:08 December 2010

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Special Episode: Bonus Kintoki Review

Independent Release (Daizenshuu EX + Kanzentai)

Mike and Heath review Kintoki, a special one-shot manga by Akira Toriyama published in Weekly Shōnen Jump. The discussion includes comparisons with Dragon Ball and other works by Akira Toriyama, a breakdown of all the new name puns introduced, and much more!

Heath, Corey, and Ryan detail the history behind the infamous “Big Green Dub” of Dragon Ball Z, and discuss the dubs of the first three movies (complete with sound samples).

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Originally Published:13 October 2010

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Guest Appearance: The One Piece Podcast

Mike and Julian join up with the crew from The One Piece Podcast to discuss the similarities between One Piece and Dragon Ball, experiences with both series, and some of the featured works between the them (such as the Toriyama + Oda collaboration, Cross Epoch).

Desire, Heath, and Jake pull together a heart-warming episode (with plenty of contributions from the community) in celebration of Daizenshuu EX as Mike and Meri take some time off to get married!

Release Information

Originally Published:19 October 2008

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Guest Appearance: Otaku Generation

Mike and Meri join the crew from Otaku Generation to talk about all things Dragon Ball as well as anime music videos and providing voice acting work on the fan parody “S.T.E.A.M. The Movie” by NoN.D.E. Fanfilms.

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Originally Published:24 May 2006

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